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... Minerals 220 186 Vegetables 221 Japan 187 Animals 222 Man 223 OCEANICA 187 Eastern Archipelago Australia Polynesia 189 STATISTICAL TABLES 190 United States 225 · 227 AFRICA Egypt Nubia Abyssinia Barbary States Western Africa 192 America ...
... Minerals 220 186 Vegetables 221 Japan 187 Animals 222 Man 223 OCEANICA 187 Eastern Archipelago Australia Polynesia 189 STATISTICAL TABLES 190 United States 225 · 227 AFRICA Egypt Nubia Abyssinia Barbary States Western Africa 192 America ...
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... minerals , vegetables , and animals . 3. It is the province of physical geography to treat of the earth as it proceeded from the hand of the Creator , includ- ing such changes as have been produced by the laws which he has established ...
... minerals , vegetables , and animals . 3. It is the province of physical geography to treat of the earth as it proceeded from the hand of the Creator , includ- ing such changes as have been produced by the laws which he has established ...
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... mineral production is iron , which is found in abundance in many places . There are numerous quarries of good marble . Limestone , lead , coal , and some other minerals are found . 11. A larger proportion of the people in the Eastern ...
... mineral production is iron , which is found in abundance in many places . There are numerous quarries of good marble . Limestone , lead , coal , and some other minerals are found . 11. A larger proportion of the people in the Eastern ...
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... mineral waters ; Litchfield , as a pleasant town . 11. New Haven , New London , Danbury , Fairfield , and CONNECTICUT . - 1 . What is said of Connecticut ? 2. Surface and soil ? 3. Rivers ? 4. Manufactures ? 5. Education ? 6. What are ...
... mineral waters ; Litchfield , as a pleasant town . 11. New Haven , New London , Danbury , Fairfield , and CONNECTICUT . - 1 . What is said of Connecticut ? 2. Surface and soil ? 3. Rivers ? 4. Manufactures ? 5. Education ? 6. What are ...
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... mineral waters of Saratoga are the most cele- brated in America , and are visited in the summer months by great numbers of people . 10. The salt springs of Onondaga are very valuable , and great quantities of salt are manufactured from ...
... mineral waters of Saratoga are the most cele- brated in America , and are visited in the summer months by great numbers of people . 10. The salt springs of Onondaga are very valuable , and great quantities of salt are manufactured from ...
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Africa Alleghany Mountains ancient Arabia Asia Austria Bavaria beautiful border bounded Britain called canals Cape capital Carolina Caspian sea celebrated chiefly climate coast College commerce commercial towns comprises considerable consists Danube deserts distinguished diversified divided divisions east eastern Egypt elevated empire England equator Erie Europe exports extensive famous feet fertile Geography Germany globe Greece gulf gulf of Mexico Hindostan Indians inhabitants islands kingdom lake land largest rivers latitude longitude Lower Canada manufactures Mexico miles long mineral Mississippi moun mountains navigable northern noted ocean Ohio Pacific ocean Paraguay plains populous port principal literary institutions principal rivers principal towns productions province railroads religion rivers flow Russia seat of government Sicily situated soil South America South Carolina southern Spain strait summits surface Switzerland tains territory Thessaly trade tropic tropic of Capricorn United Upper Canada valleys western York zone
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Page 247 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
Page 46 - Under a wise and beneficent government, the produce of the Holy Land, would exceed all calculation. Its perennial harvest ; the salubrity of its air ; its limpid springs ; its rivers, lakes, and matchless plains ; its hills and vales ; all these, added to the serenity of its climate, prove this land to be indeed '. a field which the Lord hath blessed ; God hath given it of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.'— Dr.
Page 251 - ... turn the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will point...
Page 249 - Rule. If the places are in the same hemisphere, bring each to the meridian, and subtract the latitude of the one from that of the other; if in different hemispheres, add the latitude of the one to that of the other, and the sum will show the difference of latitude.
Page 235 - Methodists ; thus (§), Catholics. With respect to the Colleges which are unmarked, the prevailing religious influence of those that are in the New England States is Congregationalism.; of most of the others, Presbyterianism.
Page 109 - II. RUSSIA. The empire of Russia, which includes the most of the north of Europe and all the north of Asia, is the most extensive empire on the globe, and is more than twice as large as all Europe ; but the principal part of it is very thinly inhabited. The Asiatic part is far the larger in extent ; but the European part is far the more populous ; though this is much less populous than the middle and south of Europe. The...
Page 252 - Year. Double the time of the sun's rising, which gives the length of the night; double the time of his setting, which gives the length of the day.
Page 45 - ... put her into the water ; the doctors shall instruct her while she is in it ; and then they shall go out, and turn away their eyes from her while she comes out of it.
Page 23 - States now stretch from the Atlantic Ocean, on the east, to the Pacific, on the west, and from the Gulf of Mexico, on the south, to the British Possessions on the north.
Page 42 - In this division of the land into twelve portions, the posterity of Ephraim and Manasseh (the two sons of Joseph) had their portions as distinct tribes, in consequence of Jacob having adopted them ; and these two are reckoned instead of Joseph and Levi.